Sept. 2022 Est. 1985
The Northside Chronicle
Volume 38 Issue 9 - FREE -
The Community Newspaper of Pittsburgh’s Historic Northside
Meet the new managing editor
Photo by Lauren Stauffer
Sean P. Ray, the new managing editor of the Northside Chronicle, is an Allegheny County native and Duquese University graduate.
Photo by Sean P. Ray
Kids run through piles of foam at a back-to-school event organized by CitiParks at Sue Murray Pool on Aug. 18. The city, alongside By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor community organizers, provided many activities for the kids, including balloon animals and face-painting. Children also received Hello loyal readers of The Northside school supplies to get ready for the coming school year. Chronicle. I am the new managing editor of the paper, Sean P. Ray, and I wanted to take a few moments to introduce myself and talk about the future of the paper. I am coming to you having worked for the past five years at two newspapers in Crawford County, the Titusville Herevent CitiParks has held in Pittsburgh, kids taking part in the activities offered ald and the Meadville Tribune. Craw- By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor but Kathryn Vargas, director of parks and at the pool. ford County is a mainly rural county The Northside iteration holds the With the coming of September, it’s recreation for the city, said it’s the first located just below Erie County. Mead- back to school for kids and teenagers time one has been held in the Northside. honor of being the first of the city’s back ville, its largest city, is more comparable across the Northside as summer break The decision to hold the event at that lo- to school events to feature foam sprayers. to a neighborhood of Pittsburgh than the comes to a close. cation came out of discussions with com- Vargas said the city first used the foam full downtown area itself. While perhaps a somber time for munity members after the city had initial- machines, provided by Foam Party PittsHowever, I am not a total stranger many kids, Pittsburgh government pro- ly kept the pool closed for many weeks at burgh, during its CitiCamp program. to the Pittsburgh area. I grew up in Al- vided one last bit of summer fun for the start of the season. Many kids took advantage of the legheny County, in the Pleasant Hills/ new attraction as did some city officials. “We were working with community Northside children, while also giving Jefferson Hills area, south of the city. Mayor Ed Gainey and City Councilman them the opportunity to pick up some partners on the opening of the Sue MurI attended Duquesne University, living Bobby Wilson visited the pool for the ray Pool and one of the items was talking much needed school supplies. right in downtown while I was attendevent and took the time to take photos in CitiParks, Pittsburgh’s parks and rec- on what community members wanted to ing. the foam spray. reation department, held a back to school see” at the pool, Vargas said. So while I have been somewhat esDebbie Reed, of the California-KirkA back to school event was among tranged for these past few years, Pitts- celebration at Sue Murray Pool on Aug. bride Neighbors community organizaburgh is well and truly my home, and 18, featuring games, balloon animals, the suggestions by members of the pub- tion, said it was good to see the city pay face painting and a foam machine. lic, and the city was able to pull it togethSee Editor, Page 8 See School, Page 4 This is not the first back to school er. In all, Vargas anticipated around 200
CitiParks closes out summer with back-to-school event at Sue Murray Pool
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